Comparison

Prowler vs Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

On the evidence we track, Prowler leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Prowler75
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec42
Score
vioscaleAI score
Prowler75 / 100medium · 71%
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec42 / 100low · 24%
Pricing
Free tier
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Model
Prowlerfreemium
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecquote
Price level
Prowlerhigh
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecunknown
Starting price
Prowler$99
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec–
Transparent
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Integrations
Count
Prowler10
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec1
Security
Certifications
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec–
Disclosure policy
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Fedramp
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec–
Gdpr
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Hipaa
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec–
Iso27001
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec–
Pci
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec–
Soc2
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec–
Reliability
Status page
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Content
Faq
Prowler7 items
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud security software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Posture
CSPM (posture / misconfig)
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
KSPM (Kubernetes posture)
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Workload
CWPP (workload protection)
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Entitlements
CIEM (entitlements)
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Data
DSPM (data posture)
Prowler-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Pipeline
IaC / pipeline scanning
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Architecture
Agentless scanning
Prowler-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec-
Runtime
Runtime protection
Prowler-
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Coverage
Cloud coverage
ProwlerAWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, GitHub, Microsoft 365, Oracle Cl
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecAWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes
Compliance
Compliance frameworks assessed
ProwlerCIS, NIST 800, NIST CSF, CISA, MITRE ATT&CK, RBI, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, NIS2, GDPR,
Rapid7 InsightCloudSecCIS, NIS2, GDPR
Licensing
Open-core scanner available
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Prowler

Leader

An open-source and managed platform that automatically scans cloud environments for security misconfigurations and compliance violations. Offers multiple deployment options—cloud-hosted, self-hosted, or air-gapped—with 2,500+ checks, customizable compliance frameworks, remediation guidance, and integrations with security and workflow tools.

Independently observed

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

A vulnerability scanner that integrates vulnerability findings with attack surface intelligence, cloud security, and application risk data into a single risk view. Teams prioritize and remediate based on actual reachability and business context across network, cloud, and application assets.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Prowler

Leader
from $99/cloud account/moHybridFree tier15-day trial

Free trial and open-source options. Managed SaaS from $99/cloud account/month. Private Cloud pricing available on quote.

  • Free TrialFree
    • All checks and compliance frameworks
    • Cloud infrastructure posture scanning
    • Access to Prowler Hub
    • SOC 2 Type 2 assurance
  • Prowler Cloud$99/cloud account/month; 20% discount with annual billing
    • Continuous compliance across 70+ frameworks
    • Onboard whole AWS Organizations, Azure Management Groups, GCP Organizations
    • Jira, Slack and email alerts
    • SAML SSO and API access
    • Enterprise support
    • +5 more
  • Prowler Private CloudContact sales
    • Deployment in customer's cloud, data center or air-gapped environment
    • Data residency of choice and unlimited resources
    • Private Registry for custom providers, checks and frameworks
    • AWS Security Lake (Parquet) and custom SIEM integration
    • White glove onboarding
    • +3 more
  • Open SourceFree
    • 2,500+ checks across all cloud providers
    • Run from terminal, CI/CD pipeline or Kubernetes
    • All public compliance frameworks
    • Custom checks and frameworks support
    • Optional integration with Prowler Cloud
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

Quote-based

Asset-based, usage-based pricing. Quote required. Annual billing.

  • Surface CommandContact sales
    • Asset-Erkennung und Inventarisierung
    • Sichtbarkeit interner und externer Angriffsflächen
    • Asset-Graph
    • Analyse Explosionsradius
  • Exposure Command EssentialsContact sales
    • Alle Funktionen von Surface Command
    • Schwachstellen-Management
    • Risikobasierte Priorisierung
    • Bewertung Konfigurationen
  • Exposure Command UltimateContact sales
    • Multi-Cloud-Sicherheit
    • Cloud-Status und Compliance
    • Angriffspfadanalyse
    • Identitäts- und Zugriffsrisikoanalyse
    • IaC-Sicherheit
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
CLI
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✓
Self-hosted
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
On-premise
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Hybrid
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗
Air-gapped
Prowler✓
Rapid7 InsightCloudSec✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • AWS

Prowler

Leader
26 total - 25 not shared
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft 365
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • Cloudflare
  • OpenStack
  • AWS Security Hub
  • Jira
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • AWS Security Lake
  • Censys
  • GitHub Code Scanning
  • Terraform
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Email
  • Custom SIEM
  • Power BI
  • GitHub Actions
  • Vercel
  • Google
  • +1 more
Independently observed

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

1 total - 0 not shared
  • AWS
Independently observed
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